Cops nab LTTE sympathizer from Chennai

A suspected sympathizer of the banned LTTE was arrested by Kochi city police from Chengalpettu in Chennai in connection with a human trafficking case involving Sri Lankan Tamils.

The case pertains to the incident in which an international human trafficking racket attempted to illegally transport 39 Sri Lankan Tamils to Australia from Kerala on a fishing boat.

A team from the Central police station in the city arrested the accused, who is said to be the kingpin of the racket, with the help of Tamil Nadu police. The arrested was identified as man aged 38 from Kandy.

"We brought the accused from Chennai on Sunday and presented him before the local magistrate, who remanded him in judicial custody," police officials said.

The police will seek the custody of the arrested man from the court to nab other members of the racket. In September 2011, city police thwarted a human trafficking attempt and arrested nine persons, including four Malayalis.

Source: Times of India